Tuesday, July 2, 2013

The OCD Dog


That is not him. He is lovable CK. He was ill so I had gone along with his mum to get him treated at Indiranagar. He had fever earlier and wasn't eating. All better now and eating.

The OCD dog was a dobberman in the room next door. His owners, a young couple, had brought him for a medicated bath and to get a wound on his knee checked. They said he kept licking and biting it. He previously had a similar injury on his other knee. After a brief check, vet was more interested in his house environment like who lived with him. He belonged to girl's mom. She was staying alone. The dog had a companion but he died at the ripe old age of 16 years last year.

The vet diagnosed him to have OCD because lack of companionship or sexual frustration. The 9 year old dobberman had not been neutered. The dobberman was frustrated, licking his knee, causing irritation in tiny cuts leading to more licking and biting. Vet advised constant change of dressing on the wound. He also advised neutering the dog or getting him a companion. At this, the young couple started to argue. The girl said her old mother could not look after two dogs now. The guy wanted the dobberman loose his virginity. "Oh come on! He came into this world. He should experience it". The girl said it wasn't necessary. She felt he should be snipped immediately. The vet said a dobberman would probably be ready to go again after 10 mins and a few more times after. Finally, the couple agreed put off the decision till later.

That and more stories at the vet's. Didn't see one overworked or unhappy doctor there.

Our beagle CK wouldn't eat because he couldn't smell his food. It happens sometimes when a dog gets a fever. The sense of smell comes back in 1 or 2 days.

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